Blyth's Frogmouth vs Papuan Frogmouth

Batrachostomus affinis so với Podargus papuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Blyth's Frogmouth Papuan Frogmouth
Tên Khoa Học Batrachostomus affinis Podargus papuensis
Bộ Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Họ Podargidae Podargidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Not Evaluated Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 57,9 cm (22.8 in)
Khối Lượng 47,8 g (1.69 oz) 389,1666666666667 g (13.73 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Night-active insectivore feeding on large beetles, moths, and crickets; drops from low branches to capture … Night hunter feeding primarily on large invertebrates and occasionally small lizards by perch-and-pounce technique.
Số Trứng 1-2 1-2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Blyth's Frogmouth only

Không

Papuan Frogmouth only

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Song & Call Comparison

Blyth's Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

Soft, repeated hooting whistle; 'wooo' calls from lowland Indochina forest; gentle pitch; calls at night from dense undergrowth; closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth

Papuan Frogmouth

Tiếng Hót

Deep, booming 'oom-oom'; resonant hollow hoots from New Guinea rainforest; very large bird produces powerful low-frequency calls; alarm a loud hiss; calls at night

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blyth's Frogmouth

Found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo in lowland forest and peat swamp forest. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth.

Papuan Frogmouth

Found across New Guinea and adjacent islands. Resident in lowland and hill forest, forest edge, and secondary growth up to 1,500 m.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Not Evaluated

Blyth's Frogmouth

Least Concern

Papuan Frogmouth

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

Males brown-grey with dark vermiculations and white scapular spots; females rufous-buff with spotted coverts; Sundaland frogmouth recently split from Horsfield's; differs in marginally warmer brown tone and distribution.

Papuan Frogmouth

Bộ Lông

Large; grey-brown upperparts finely vermiculated with black and buff; underparts pale grey-buff finely streaked and barred; prominent yellow eyes; females often more rufous-brown; largest frogmouth species in the Papuan region.

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About These Birds

Blyth's Frogmouth

A medium-sized frogmouth (23-25 cm) found in lowland forests from Myanmar through mainland Southeast Asia to Borneo. Brown plumage with pale collar. Nocturnal insectivore. Closely related to Horsfield's Frogmouth. Inhabits primary and secondary forest undergrowth.

Papuan Frogmouth

The largest frogmouth (50-60 cm) found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. Rufous-brown plumage with white spots and vermiculations. Massive bill and large red or yellow eyes. Nocturnal insectivore of lowland and hill forests, feeding on large insects and small vertebrates.

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